Are Pakistan-Sri Lanka Ties Emerging From India’s Shadow?
From Imran Khan’s visit to stronger trade ties, Pakistan’s much-touted shift from geopolitics to geoeconomics is on display in Sri Lanka.
July 30, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa witness the signing of MoUs in Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 23, 2021.
Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Pakistan
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Despite being criticized for some of its narratives, the second season of Indian espionage thriller “The Family Man“ has been garnering massive viewership all over South Asia, across various religions and nationalities, over the past two months. Where the first season revolved around Kashmiri militancy, the second has Sri Lanka’s Tamil insurgency at its center, plotting attacks in India.
Visit of Buddhist Monks to Pakistan, satisfactory & fruitful: Saad Khattak
April 28, 2021
Pakistan s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Saad Khattak says the Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks s recent visit to Pakistan will open new avenues to common Sri Lankan citizens to visit their religious sites in Pakistan in months and years ahead.
In a tweet today (Wednesday), he said the visit of Buddhist Monks to Pakistan, arranged by Pakistan High Commission Colombo, was satisfactory and fruitful.
The High Commissioner said the visit will promote religious tourism in Pakistan as well as relations between the two countries.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Assaji Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya Temple, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Pakistan High Commission for providing support for an invaluable opportunity to visit and experience the glorious Buddhist heritage and relics in Pakistan.
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The Sri Lankan government will not rush through process to ban burqas in the country and a decision regarding the same would be taken after reaching consensus.